WSU eliminates theater and dance departments

As reported on KXLY and on Huckleberries Online.

Which elicited the following uninformed response, which is exactly why a college education in a wide variety of majors leads to a fuller, more examined life.

Digger on May 01 at 10:50 a.m.
I've never understood why one needs a degree in dancing. You can either dance or you can't and the best way to learn is to just do it. Same with theater - so why do you need a degree?
Cuts to academic programs have been necessary for a long time and elimination of programs like this (which I would equate to a degree in underwater basket weaving) is what our country needs.

People can just do accounting or structural engineering, so why not just let them handle the spreadsheets and the bridge-building whenever they feel like it?